Project Manager Apprentice

UYR LTD

Pontefract (WF9 3AP)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 23 February 2026)

Posted on 26 January 2026

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Summary

You will support the planning, coordination and delivery of projects across multiple departments. You will work closely with colleagues in development, design, production and operations to ensure projects are delivered on time and to the required standard.

• Wage:

  £14,755 a year

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• Training course: Associate project manager (level 4)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.30pm

  37 hours 30 minutes a week

• Start date:

  Monday 2 March 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Project coordination and planning: Assist with planning project timelines, resources and key deliverables
• Maintain accurate project documentation including plans, notes and progress updates
• Support the setup of new projects and help ensure that requirements are captured correctly
• Team collaboration: Work alongside teams such as development, design, production and senior management
• Help facilitate effective communication between stakeholders and ensure expectations are clear
• Progress tracking and reporting: Monitor project progress, potential risks and issues, and escalate when required. Provide regular updates to supervisors and key stakeholders. Assist with preparing reports, documentation and review materials
• Quality assurance: Support user acceptance testing by organising sessions, collecting feedback and documenting outcomes. Help ensure that project deliverables meet quality standards and business requirements
• Process improvement: Contribute ideas to improve the efficiency of project workflows and communication. Assist in project reviews to identify opportunities for improvement
• Stakeholder support: Provide support to internal project teams and colleagues throughout the project lifecycle. Help address questions, provide updates and ensure stakeholders remain informed
• Continuous learning: Apply learning from QA’s apprenticeship programme to real project situations. Stay up to date with project management tools, methodologies and best practice

Where you'll work

15 Langthwaite Road
South Kirkby
Pontefract
WF9 3AP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

QA LIMITED

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
• Manage and engage with stakeholders.
• Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
• Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
• Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
• Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
• Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
• Monitor and analyse project budgets.
• Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
• Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
• Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
• Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
• Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
• Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
• Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
• Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
• Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
• Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
• Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
• Work within the approved project budget.
• Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
• Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
• Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
• Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
• Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
• Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
• Manage and engage with stakeholders.
• Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
• Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
• Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
• Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
• Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
• Monitor and analyse project budgets.
• Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
• Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
• Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
• Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
• Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
• Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
• Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
• Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
• Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
• Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
• Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
• Work within the approved project budget.
• Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
• Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
• Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
• Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
• Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Training schedule

• The Project Manager programme integrates live and online workshops with self-paced learning, employing a guided discovery approach for individual learner contexts
• Learners are assigned a Digital Learning Consultant (DLC) for personalised coaching and support. These specialists ensure their successful progress, wellbeing, and readiness for assessments

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Team working

Other requirements

Entry requirements:

• Level 3 Qualification (Apprenticeship/A Levels/BTEC etc.) 
• OR equivalent work experience (typically 2 years in a relevant role) 

AND:

• 5 x GCSE’s including English & Maths at Grade 4 (C) or above.

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.

For more information please visit the UK ENIC website. 

About this employer

We are a technology led design and print company specialising in developing and supporting innovative solutions that enhance both internal operations and customer facing services. These include online ordering systems, artwork editing tools, workflow automation and production management platforms. Our focus is on delivering efficient, user friendly digital experiences for clients and colleagues.

We are now looking for a motivated individual to join us as a Project Manager as part of a Level 4 Project Manager apprenticeship, delivered in partnership with QA.

Company benefits

• A range of exciting benefits are available!

After this apprenticeship

• 90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

QA LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010641.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 23 February 2026)

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